Alcohol is a legal substance, but the abuse of this beverage can lead to severe consequences. Driving under the influence of alcohol is not only hazardous to the well-being of the driver and others, but it is also against the law. A South Carolina man recently found...
Month: November 2013
Man accused of sex crimes faces serious criminal charges
When an individual is accused of a serious crime, a chain reaction often is set into motion. Long before the matter reaches a court of law, news of the arrest and details of the alleged crime are often widely reported by the media. This often includes the name and...
South Carolina man arrested and accused of sex crimes
An alleged sex offender was ordered to remain in jail last Wednesday, Oct. 16. He was arrested on allegations that he was holding a woman in his home captive for a total of three months. Further allegations state that the South Carolina man assaulted her sexually on...
Drunk driving charges filed against South Carolina woman
It is possible to consume alcohol and not be impaired. However, if an accident occurs and there is alcohol on the breath of the driver, the assumption could be made by the police that the driver was intoxicated. That same driver could then end up facing drunk driving...
Guilty pleas common in white collar crimes case
When a South Carolina community learns of an alleged act of financially motivated, non-violent crime, the response can be severe. This is especially true in cases in which people in positions of trust are accused of white collar crimes. Such is the case in the recent...
Drug charges brought against 40 men and women in drug sweep
Drug dragnets are sometimes too widely cast and if so, are almost certain to contain some inappropriate, mistaken or unsupported arrests. Part of the problem is that in South Carolina and elsewhere when several agencies work on a multi-volume drug sweep the paper work...